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indent on — phrasal or indent upon 1. chiefly Brit : to make an official requisition on indented on the governor for food 2. chiefly Brit : to draw on indenting on reserves to cover the deficit in the budget … Useful english dictionary
Indent — In*dent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indenting}.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See {Tooth}, and cf. {Indenture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To notch; to jag; to cut… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indent — (v.) early 15c., indenten/endenten to make notches; to give (something) a toothed or jagged appearance, also to make a legal indenture, from O.Fr. endenter to notch or dent, give a serrated edge to, from M.L. indentare to furnish with teeth, from … Etymology dictionary
indent — indent1 indenter, indentor, n. v. /in dent /; n. /in dent, in dent /, v.t. 1. to form deep recesses in: The sea indents the coast. 2. to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph. 3. to sever (a document drawn up in… … Universalium
indent — I. verb (t) /ɪnˈdɛnt / (say in dent) 1. to form deep recesses in: the sea indents the coast. 2. to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph. 3. to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means …
indent — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. start (a line of print or writing) further from the margin than other lines, e.g. to mark a new paragraph. 2 tr. a divide (a document drawn up in duplicate) into its two copies with a zigzag line dividing them and ensuring… … Useful english dictionary
Indented — Indent In*dent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indenting}.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See {Tooth}, and cf. {Indenture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To notch; to jag; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indenting — Indent In*dent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indenting}.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See {Tooth}, and cf. {Indenture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To notch; to jag; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nanoindentation — is a variety of indentation hardness tests applied to small volumes. Indentation is perhaps the most commonly applied means of testing the mechanical properties of materials. The nanoindentation technique was developed in the mid 1970s to measure … Wikipedia
In the Best Families — infobox Book | name = In the Best Families title orig = translator = author = Rex Stout cover artist = Bill English country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Viking Press release date =… … Wikipedia
